RNC plans reporter 'boot camp'

After the 2012 election, the GOP decided to limit the number of debates and change their delegate rules so that candidates must win more than half the delegates in eight states to qualify for the nomination. But the new rules and a young, new reporting class means that a lot of the people tasked with covering the race are confused. So the Republican National Committee has decided to set up a boot camp for reporters to talk about the rules, delegate allocation and their ground game.

Sean Spicer, the RNC’s communications director, said the RNC has held such events in the past but usually in smaller groups by outlet. This ‘boot camp’, to be held in October in Washington, is already at capacity with some 200 reporters signed up. While Spicer said he expected to see newer reporters signing up, he was rather surprised by some of the names on the list, whom he declined to name. “It’s really interesting the caliber of reporters who have already RSVP’d who are trying to make sure they really understand what the process is about,” Spicer said.